CVE-2015-3194

Name: CVE-2015-3194
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-12-06T20:59:04.707+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 44.02%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-3194 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1q and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an RSA PSS ASN.1 signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.. EPSS estimates a 44.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

crypto/rsa/rsa_ameth.c in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1q and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an RSA PSS ASN.1 signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

44.02%

98.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1a
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1b
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1c
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1d
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1e
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1f
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1g
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1h
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1i
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1j
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1k
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1l
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1m
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1n
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1o
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.1p
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.2
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.2a
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.2b
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.2c
Openssl	Openssl	1.0.2d
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.10
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Nodejs	Node.Js	>= 0.10.0, < 0.10.41
Nodejs	Node.Js	>= 0.12.0, < 0.12.9
Nodejs	Node.Js	>= 4.0.0, < 4.2.3
Nodejs	Node.Js	>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1

References

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173801.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00071.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00087.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382583417444&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20151203.txtVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2617.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151204-opensslThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3413Third Party Advisory
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78623Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.754583Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2830-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288320Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c394a488942387246653833359a5c94b5832674e
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8541d7e9e63bf5f343af24644046c8d96498c17
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944173Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05398322Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40100Third Party Advisory
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10759Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173801.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00071.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00087.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382583417444&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openssl.org/news/secadv/20151203.txtVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2617.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151204-opensslThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3413Third Party Advisory
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/openssl-advisory-december-2015Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78623Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.754583Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2830-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288320Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c394a488942387246653833359a5c94b5832674e
https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8541d7e9e63bf5f343af24644046c8d96498c17
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944173Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05398322Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40100Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 6, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-3194?

How severe is CVE-2015-3194?

CVE-2015-3194 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 44.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3194?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST